Little Tenant by Zhang Kun claimed third place in the insects and other invertebrates category of the Wild China Biodiversity Photography Contest. Beyond wild animals, the contest selected winning images of China’s diverse landscapes and unusual plant life. Photo: Zhang Kun/Wild China Film

This macro photograph featuring a fungus from the Polyporus family that grows on rotten wood received second prize in the plants and fungi category. Photo: Huang Shenghong/Wild China Film

A photo of the Marasmius siccus, also known as the orange pinwheel, won third prize in the plants and fungi category. Photo: Mi Huixia/Wild China Film

An image of a female Abscondita terminalis twinkling at night using its abdomen claimed first place in the insects and other invertebrates category. Photo: Suo Xiaodong/Wild China Film

This photo featuring two sawfly worms eating a tree leaf took second place in the insects and other invertebrates category. Photo: Mi Huixia/Wild China Film

A photo of a Japanese carpenter ant moving a honeybee by Zhang Wei received third prize in the insects and other invertebrates category. Photo: Zhang Wei/Wild China Film

Cocoon by Yang Tao claimed second place in the insects and other invertebrates category. Photo: Yang Tao/Wild China Film

A photo of two Corybas taliensis received the third prize in the plants and fungi category. Photo: Bi Zheng/Wild China Film

Mi Huixia captured the Gagea triflora using multi-exposure and slow shutter speed, giving the photographer third prize in the plants and fungi category. Photo: Mi Huixia/Wild China Film

Another photo by Mi featuring Platanthera chlorantha claimed third place in the plants and fungi category. Photo: Mi Huixia/Wild China Film

Yang Lei captured the alpine coniferous forest at an altitude of around 4,500 meters in Baima Snow Mountain in southwest China’s Yunnan province, giving him third prize in the landscape category. Photo: Yang Lei/Wild China Film

A photo of a Ficus microcarpa received third prize in the landscape category. These trees, known as the Chinese banyan, support a wide variety of species in the forest, including ferns and orchids. Photo: Luo Aidong/Wild China Film

A photo of a Rhododendron delavayi Franch received first prize in the plants and fungi category. Photo: Ai Huaisen/Wild China Film

A macro photo of ferns claimed third place in the mobile phone category. Photo: Zhang Kun/Wild China Film

Niutoushan Stream by Zhou Jiajun featuring fish swimming in a crystal-clean creek won third prize in the underwater category. Photo: Zhou Jiajun/Wild China Film

The second prize winner in the landscape category shows the tree-shaped beach caused by a water rush in Yancheng, East China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: Zhang Chenghao/Wild China Film

The photo featuring a blue starfish resting in a coral reef in Wenchang, South China’s Hainan province, received third prize in the mobile phone category. Photo: Liu Yi/Wild China Film

Saussurea medusa by Fanyi won second prize in the mobile phone category. Photo: Fan Yi/Wild China Film

Peacock Hill by Yang Tao won first prize in the landscape category. Photo: Yang Tao/Wild China Film

With this sunset image of Mount Everest, Tan Xiangfang received second prize in the landscape category. Photo: Tan XiangFang/Wild China Film

A photo of a worker inspecting a pangolin in a wild animal rescue center in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region received third prize in the mobile phone category. Din Quan/Wild China Film